Outdoor Film: Wilfred Buck (2024)

Join Tulsa Artist Fellowship for an evening of films about the stars under the stars! The evening kicks off with a family-friendly short movie from 6:45 - 7 pm. Following a 15-minute break, the main feature, Wilfred Buck, will begin at 7:15 pm.

Seamlessly moving between earth and stars, past and present, Wilfred Buck is a hybrid feature documentary that looks to one man’s life to tell a story that spans generations. Our guide is the charismatic and irreverent Wilfred Buck, a Cree elder and ceremonial leader who came to his calling through a harrowing history of displacement, racism, and addiction in 1960s Canada. Adapted from his memoir and blending verité, archive, and stylized re-enactments, the film charts colonization’s attempts to extinguish Indigenous ways of knowing – and what it means to reconnect with and regain ancient teachings that are as relevant today as ever.

Snack bar by Antoinette Bakery & Cafe and Ida Red General Store. Blankets and portable chairs encouraged.

Wilfred Buck is a Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre science facilitator and an Indigenous star lore expert. A member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Buck is known as "the star guy" due to his knowledge of First Nations astronomy. He has researched and consulted with elders to learn more about the astronomical knowledge of the Cree, Ojibway, and Lakota peoples.

Lisa Jackson is a Canadian Screen Award and Genie Award-winning Canadian and Anishinaabe filmmaker. Her films have been broadcast on APTN and Knowledge Network, as well as CBC’s ZeD, Canadian Reflections, and Newsworld, and have screened at festivals including HotDocs, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Melbourne, Worldwide Short Film Festival, and Berlin International Film Festival. She’s made more than 20 films, including multi-awarded shorts Savage (2009, Berlinale, SXSW), Intemperance (2014, Toronto IFF), and Suckerfish (Hot Docs, Edinburgh IFF, Melbourne IFF).

About Tulsa Artist Fellowship

With the belief that arts are critical to the advancement of cultural citizenship, Tulsa Artist Fellowship supports artists and arts workers in the heart of Oklahoma’s Green Country. Socially invested artistic practitioners live and work here, intentionally engaging with our city. Tulsa Artist Fellowship is a cultural initiative of the George Kaiser Family Foundation.

About Guthrie Green

Guthrie Green is a community urban park that celebrates the performing arts and diversity. We are a source of health and wellness, ecological awareness, and joyous appreciation of the arts, the environment, and each other’s diversity.

Visitor Experience

Guthrie Green in Tulsa is designed to be accessible and welcoming to everyone.

• The park has curb cuts, ramps, and crossing indicators to ensure easy access for wheelchair users.
• Electrically powered vehicles used by mobility-impaired guests are permitted in designated areas.
• ADA bathrooms are available.
• Parking is free during the event.
• For any specific needs or concerns, please contact the park directly at (918) 574-2421.

Tulsa Artist Fellowship is a cultural initiative of the George Kaiser Family Foundation. Open House programs are made possible, in part, by The Bush Hughes Foundation for Progress. Special thanks to the dedicated staff, visionary awardees, artistic contributors, cultural partners, media platforms, presenters, culinary experts, and champions for supporting this ambitious weekend.

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